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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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